Saturday, July 21, 10pm
THE STONE
New York City, Avenue C & 2nd Street
Admission: $10
Hans Tammen - endangered guitar
http://www.tammen.org
Herb Robertson - trumpet
http://www.herbrobertson.com
Jay Rosen - drums
http://www.jay-rosen.com
Hans Tammen calls his style of performance "Endangered Guitar," because of the extreme alterations he enacts upon his instrument's sound and construction. Originally inspired by Sonny Sharrock's and Pete Cosey's fiery and energetic playing, his rapid-fire juxtapositions of radically contrastive and fascinating sounds capture the energy and abstract musicality that Coltrane brought to the saxophone.
Trumpeter Herb Robertson doesn't plug into any musical trend, whether it's hard bop, repertory, or fusion. He's among a handful of contemporary players who defy easy compartmentalization while striving for their own voice and sound. The results can be successful, irritating, chaotic, or uneventful, but they're never dull or predictable.
Drummer Jay Rosen is one of the most accomplished drummers around, and the absence of bass works to narrow rhythmic attention to his relentlessly polyrhythmic machinations. As a result any worries of strings suffering under the stentorian deluge of the drummer's trap set are put to rest before they even have a chance to surface.
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